![Supply of Computer Hardware on Hire is ‘Transfer of Right to Use’, Not ‘Supply of Tangible Goods’: Calcutta HC Quashes Service Tax Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/10/500x300_2062413-service-tax-demand.webp "Supply of Computer Hardware on Hire is ‘Transfer of Right to Use’, Not ‘Supply of Tangible Goods’: Calcutta HC Quashes Service Tax Demand [Read Order]")
Supply of Computer Hardware on Hire is ‘Transfer of Right to Use’, Not ‘Supply of Tangible Goods’: Calcutta HC Quashes Service Tax Demand [Read Order]
The Calcutta HighCourt recently clarified that the supply of computer hardware on hire amounts to a ‘transfer of right to use’ and does not not...
![SBI Wins Before CESTAT on Service Tax Demand for Interchange and Free ATM Services: Supreme Court to Hear Related Appeal Together [Read Judgement]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/10/250x150_2062340-cestat-service-tax-demand-sbi-taxscan.webp "SBI Wins Before CESTAT on Service Tax Demand for Interchange and Free ATM Services: Supreme Court to Hear Related Appeal Together [Read Judgement]")
![Taxability of Foreign Exhibition Services: CESTAT Rules No Service Tax Payable on Services Performed Abroad [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/09/250x150_2061896-service-tax-abroad.webp "Taxability of Foreign Exhibition Services: CESTAT Rules No Service Tax Payable on Services Performed Abroad [Read Order]")
![Transport Services by Single Truck Operator Without Consignment Notes Fall Under Negative List: CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/09/250x150_2061816-transport-services-single-truck-operator-negative-cestat-service-tax-demand-taxscan.webp "Transport Services by Single Truck Operator Without Consignment Notes Fall Under Negative List: CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand [Read Order]")
![CESTAT Holds Reimbursed Diesel Expenses on Actuals Non-Taxable Under Service Tax, Reduces Penalty to 25% [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/06/250x150_2059836-cestat-cestat-holds-reimbursed-diesel-expenses-diesel-expenses-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Holds Reimbursed Diesel Expenses on Actuals Non-Taxable Under Service Tax, Reduces Penalty to 25% [Read Order]")
Demand of Service Tax cannot be Solely based on Income Tax Data in Form 26AS: CESTAT Quashes Demand [Read Order]
In a recent case, the New Delhi Bench of Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has ruled that the service tax demand cannot be based solely on Income Tax Data in Form 26AS...
![Demand of Service Tax cannot be Solely based on Income Tax Data in Form 26AS: CESTAT Quashes Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/04/500x300_2058908-income-tax-update-form-26as-taxscan.webp "Demand of Service Tax cannot be Solely based on Income Tax Data in Form 26AS: CESTAT Quashes Demand [Read Order]")
Sub-Contractors Liable to Pay Service Tax Even if Main Contractor Has Already Paid: CESTAT [Read Order]
The New Delhi Principal Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that sub-contractors are liable to pay service tax even if the main contractor has already...
![Sub-Contractors Liable to Pay Service Tax Even if Main Contractor Has Already Paid: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/03/500x300_2058457-sub-contractor-sub-contractor-main-contractor-service-tax-cestat-taxscan.webp "Sub-Contractors Liable to Pay Service Tax Even if Main Contractor Has Already Paid: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Foreclosure Charges Not Taxable as Liquidated Damages Under Service Tax: CESTAT Allows Refund for Sundaram Finance [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT) allows refund for Sundaram Finance Ltd as the foreclosure charges collected by a non-banking financial company are...
![Foreclosure Charges Not Taxable as Liquidated Damages Under Service Tax: CESTAT Allows Refund for Sundaram Finance [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/28/500x300_2055932-service-tax-taxscan.webp "Foreclosure Charges Not Taxable as Liquidated Damages Under Service Tax: CESTAT Allows Refund for Sundaram Finance [Read Order]")
Denial of CENVAT Credit for Lack of Documents on Input Services: CESTAT Remands Matter for Fresh Verification [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of Customs,Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) remanded a matter involving denial of CENVAT credit due to lack of documents on input services, directing fresh...
![Denial of CENVAT Credit for Lack of Documents on Input Services: CESTAT Remands Matter for Fresh Verification [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/28/500x300_2055618-cestat-cestat-chennai-cenvat-credit-taxscan.webp "Denial of CENVAT Credit for Lack of Documents on Input Services: CESTAT Remands Matter for Fresh Verification [Read Order]")
Patna HC Denies Service Tax Exemption to BRPNNL for Centage and Toll Services, Says It’s Not a Governmental Authority [Read Order]
The Patna High Court,dismissed BRPNNL’s plea for service tax exemption on centage and toll-related charges, holding that the company does not qualify as a “governmental authority.” Bihar Rajya...
![Patna HC Denies Service Tax Exemption to BRPNNL for Centage and Toll Services, Says It’s Not a Governmental Authority [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/27/500x300_2055346-patna-high-court-taxscan.webp "Patna HC Denies Service Tax Exemption to BRPNNL for Centage and Toll Services, Says It’s Not a Governmental Authority [Read Order]")
![Service Tax Not Payable on Equipment Supply Treated as Deemed Sale with VAT Already Paid: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/27/500x300_2055186-service-tax-service-tax-not-payable-on-equipment-supply-equipment-supply-taxscan.webp "Service Tax Not Payable on Equipment Supply Treated as Deemed Sale with VAT Already Paid: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Service Tax Not Payable on Delayed Payment Charges Recovered from Clients: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/27/500x300_2055179-service-tax-delayed-charges.webp "Service Tax Not Payable on Delayed Payment Charges Recovered from Clients: CESTAT [Read Order]")